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Hace 2 días · The SS Great Eastern and its creator Isambard Kingdom Brunel are central to Howard A. Rodman 's 2019 novel The Great Eastern, in which Captain Ahab is pitted against Captain Nemo. The Great Eastern was the name of a radio comedy show on CBC Radio One from 1994 to 1999, named for the steamship.
Hace 3 días · In 2010, newly discovered letters and documents revealed that, in producing his design, Brunel had not taken advice from his father, Sir Marc Isambard Brunel, who had offered to help. The elder Brunel had recommended including a central support for the bridge, as he did not believe a single-span bridge of such length could be ...
Hace 1 día · In 1866, Henry Marc Brunel made a survey of the floor of the Strait of Dover. By his results, he proved that the floor was composed of chalk, like the adjoining cliffs, and thus a tunnel was feasible. For this survey, he invented the gravity corer, which is still used in geology.
Hace 5 días · Seeing now famous and historic Industrial Revolution developments being discussed as current news items gives a fascinating perspective. Pages 329 onwards relate the difficulties being encountered in the creation of the Thames Tunnel. Mr Marc Brunel is being helped in his endeavours by Mr. Trevithick.
Hace 5 días · Isambard Kingdom Brunel, British civil and mechanical engineer of great originality who designed the first transatlantic steamer. He built a number of railways, tunnels, and bridges and made outstanding contributions to marine engineering. Learn more about his life and achievements.
20 de jul. de 2024 · Siting it at Kensal Green, rather [Henry Marc Brunel] members at Kensal Green Cemetery in London. Brunel, Isambard (1870). The Life of Isambard Kingdom Brunel, Civil Engineer.
Hace 5 días · Marc Isambard Brunel, a British civil and mechanical engineer, was the first man to successfully supervise the digging of a tunnel under a navigable river, in this case, the River Thames at the London docks.
